New Law Threatens Manatees

Post by **phjim** » December 6, 2005 6:52 am

The St. Petersburg Times has a column by Helen L. Spivey: "Help save Rosie and other manatees before it's too late"
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/12/05/Citru ... nd_o.shtml

Suddenly and sadly, I realized that I cannot buy a ticket to free Rosie. If I win the lottery, she would be in greater danger, as well as all manatees, if these lawmakers are able to strip away protection from manatees by gutting these laws - and it looks like that will happen.

I am currently writing letters to Florida's Sens. Mel Martinez and Bill Nelson and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission begging they not allow this to happen.

Marnin Grita Guy · Post by **Marnin Grita Guy** » December 6, 2005 5:02 pm

THAT TOTALLY SUCKS POOPEY!

Jimmy where are you when the manatees need you?

I may not live there but those people are going to hear my opinion.

crawfish · Post by **crawfish** » December 6, 2005 6:52 pm

Marnin Grita Guy wrote:THAT TOTALLY SUCKS POOPEY!

Jimmy where are you when the manatees need you?

I may not live there but those people are going to hear my opinion.

Well Jimmy started the Save the Manatee club, so "he" is here for them. There were 100 manatees that died this year from "red tide", which was the worst it has ever been....................ever!

Red tide kills fish, manatees, sea turtles and dophins. Red tide lasted about 8 months this year in southern Florida. The Gulf of Mexico is in "bad shape". A big "dead zone" from New Port Ritchey to Sarasota, the size of Rhode Island is out there. No sign of life in this area.
So if you ask me, manatees are safer in captivity than in the wild.

If the red tide doesn't get them, some idiot boater that can't slow down will.

This is what is sad.

ckparrotheads · Post by **ckparrotheads** » December 6, 2005 7:27 pm

I agree-

I live in Citrus County, here in Florida, where that article originated. We have several freshwater springs that fill up with drunken boaters in the spring all the way up through November. Then, starting in mid November until about the start of spring the tourists go out in those same springs in search of manatees to swim and snorkel with them. These manatees are in constant danger every day, something HUGE needs to be done NOW or we're going to lose them forever.

crawfish · Post by **crawfish** » December 6, 2005 8:53 pm

ckparrotheads wrote:I agree-

I live in Citrus County, here in Florida, where that article originated. We have several freshwater springs that fill up with drunken boaters in the spring all the way up through November. Then, starting in mid November until about the start of spring the tourists go out in those same springs in search of manatees to swim and snorkel with them. These manatees are in constant danger every day, something HUGE needs to be done NOW or we're going to lose them forever.

tell that to "Jeb baby"!

ckparrotheads · Post by **ckparrotheads** » December 7, 2005 3:59 pm

Jeb's an idiot.

crawfish · Post by **crawfish** » December 7, 2005 5:47 pm

ckparrotheads wrote:Jeb's an idiot.

so is his brother!